How much does it REALLY take to bend these tailgates?

X 2 on that. Dam fed ex $49 to 85641

 

Any details you can share about your install? Piscs? How is the fit and finish like that? Thanks.

 

Mobtown Offroad's 2nd Annual Tax Man Sale

 

I didn't take any pics but install took literally 5 mins . Take off plastic cover lay down the mob town plate . There are a couple of plastic indexing pegs on the factory piece that you need to remove . Sand paper and a file took them off in just a few strokes . Bolt factory plastic down over reinforcement plate .

was worried the additional thickness would make the gate hard to close due to contact with bed floor , but it didn't for me . The gate is beefy now and there is no give under weight as opposed to the creaking squeaking and popping before

 

Found it up to page 5 now. Gona see if other Tucson TW guys what to get in on it for multiple buts one shipping. How many can you ship for the $49 fed ex shipping charge ?

 

Hey Nick. Mine will be delivered in 5-8 days. You can check it out on our trip. The Mobtown sale runs through April 18th, so you can order one then if you like mine.

 

in my experience, i dont know how people are getting these tailgates to bend. At different times Ive had an 800 pound safe on mine, more firewood than i ever should have, a set of front load washer and dryers, and me at 210, and my tailgate is as straight as the day i bought it. Now im not jumping on the thing or bouncing things in the bed. But as long as you are careful, I havnt found it to be much of an issue.

 

I can have my cake and eat it too? That's awesome awesome!

I use this plastic ribs on the tailgate all the time. Need to reinforce but don't want to loose them. Thanks!!!

Thanks!!!

Same view I had, until I looked inside.

 

Cap sale still going on?

 

Nope you just missed out. Jk. April 18

 

ARRGH!!! oh, wait....LOL!

 

Toyota did make a design change to beef up the tailgate around 2007..

 

haha, maybe ignorance is bliss in my case. I'll probably break it this weekend now.

 

Lmao.

For your next question. Post #23. Has the link. You are welcome.

 

Just ordered!

 

It's unofficial, just for people in the know. I dub thee special. If you buy the ribbed skin (and only the ribbed version counts) we will automatically send you a cap. For special assurance just add a note to the order saying you want the free cap and I'll take care of it.

Buy some sliders too. Those are pretty sweet.

 

I installed the non-ribbed skin, the tailgate cap, and reinstalled the OEM skin. My tailgate would not fully close after I was finished. I ended up drilling a couple of holes through the OEM skin in the area where the little rubber bump stops make contact with the tailgate. The tailgate shuts great now!

 

Ribbed skin has been ordered, eagerly awaiting the free cap. Thanks for the deal.

 

Too bad it's still a crappy design. When my tailgate was open, with one hand I can bend, bent sheet metal. So incredibly weak. And a number of the stanchions were disconnected from the outter skin.

I've got a shell and have sealed around the tailgate with EPDM rubber seal. It's probably going to be a bit harder for me, but your post gives me more confidence. Thanks.

 

You're welcome. Good luck!